Dennis A. Ross
| Dennis A. Ross | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Posey |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th district |
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| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Gus Bilirakis |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 63rd district |
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| In office 2000-2009 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Kelli Stargel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dennis Alan Ross October 18, 1959 [1] Lakeland, Florida, USA[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Ross |
| Profession | businessman, attorney |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Dennis Alan Ross (born October 18, 1959) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011. A Republican from Florida, his district was numbered as Florida's 12th congressional district during his first two years in Congress; it has been the 15th district since 2013.
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Early life, education, and business career [edit]
Ross was the youngest of five children born to Bill and Loyola Ross. He attended Catholic school for nine years before graduating at Lakeland Senior High School in 1977. After high school, he attended the University of Florida before transferring to Auburn University where he graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management. He then graduated from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in 1987.[2]
Ross went to work in the newly developed micro-computer industry working for several companies. He went on to serve briefly as an Associate with the law firm of Holland & Knight and was in-house counsel to Walt Disney World. Subsequent to his time at Disney, Dennis opened up his own law firm representing Business and Industry in Workers Compensation matters for over 20 years.
Early political career [edit]
Ross went on to work for a year as a legislative aide in St. Petersburg to State Senator Dennis Jones in 1982. He was elected Chairman of the Polk County Republican Executive Committee, and served until 1995. In 1996, Dennis ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate, losing to incumbent Democrat State Senator Rick Dantzler. In 2000, he ran for the 63rd district of the Florida House of Representatives, vacated by Adam Putnam.[3]
U.S. House of Representatives [edit]
Elections [edit]
- 2010
Ross decided to run for Florida's 12th congressional district, vacated for retiring Adam Putnam, who decided to run for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. In the Republican primary, Ross defeated John W. Lindsey, Jr. 69%-31%.[4] In the general election, he defeated Democrat Lori Edwards, the Polk County Supervisor of Elections, TEA Party candidate Randy Wilkinson, a Polk County Commissioner, 48%-41%-11%.[5] This was the second time Ross succeeded Putnam.[6]
- 2012
After redistricting, Ross decided to run in the newly redrawn Florida's 15th congressional district.[7] Due to the fact that no other candidate qualified to run against him by the deadline, he won re-election to a second term unopposed.[8][9]
Committee assignments [edit]
- [Financial Services Committee][10]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Guide to the New Congress". CQ Roll Call. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Seth Stern 112th Congress: Dennis Ross, R-Fla. (12th District) CQ Politics November 2, 2010
- ^ http://electdennisross.com/about-dennis/
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=514479
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488474
- ^ Dennis Ross for Congress
- ^ Florida Division of Elections Candidate List
- ^ Real Clear Politics
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=752124
- ^ "Congressman Dennis Ross". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links [edit]
- Congressman Dennis Ross official U.S. House site
- Dennis Ross for Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Ballotpedia
- Congressional profile at GovTrack
- Congressional profile at OpenCongress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Financial information (federal office) at OpenSecrets.org
- Staff salaries, trips and personal finance (federal office) at LegiStorm.com
- Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
- Voting record at The Washington Post
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Adam Putnam |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th congressional district January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
Succeeded by Gus Bilirakis |
| Preceded by Bill Posey |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th congressional district January 3, 2013 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Todd Rokita R-Indiana |
United States Representatives by seniority 335th |
Succeeded by Jon Runyan R-New Jersey |
